Ryan Jimmo to Make Octagon Debut Against Anthony Perosh at UFC 149 in Calgary

Promotion officials confirmed the booking Wednesday following an
initial report from Sportsnet.ca.

UFC 149 takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome and marks the
Las Vegas-based promotion’s first trip to Calgary, Alberta. The
evening’s pay-per-view broadcast is expected to be headlined by a
featherweight title defense by Jose Aldo
against Erik Koch,
though the promotion has yet to officially confirm that
booking.

Prior to signing with the UFC, Jimmo fought for the Edmonton-based
MFC, rattling off seven wins in the promotion and capturing the
205-pound title. “Big Deal” was expected to make his UFC debut in
January against Karlos
Vemola, but the 30-year-old was forced to withdraw from that
bout due to injury. The Canadian last competed on Oct. 7,
successfully defending his MFC belt via close unanimous decision
over Rameau
Thierry Sokoudjou at MFC 31.

Perosh, 39, has won three straight bouts since returning to the
light heavyweight division. After stepping up on short notice to
face Mirko
Filipovic as a heavyweight in 2010, Perosh resumed his UFC
career one year later at 205 pounds, submitting Tom
Blackledge and Cyrille
Diabate with rear-naked chokes in 2011. Most recently, Perosh
earned a technical knockout over Nick Penner
at UFC on FX 2 on March 3, stopping the Canadian with only one
second remaining in the first round.